Ghiacciaio Leone
Ghiacciaio Leone is a glacier in Zwischbergen, Brig District, Valais. Ghiacciaio Leone is situated nearby to the locality Rossetto, as well as near the hamlet Aione.Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Leone and Wasenhorn.
Monte Leone
Peak
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Leone is the highest mountain of the Lepontine Alps and is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The mountain stands on the extreme west of the Lepontine Alps, a few kilometres east of Simplon Pass.
Wasenhorn
Peak
Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
The Wasenhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies halfway between Brig and Varzo, just north of Monte Leone, in the Simplon Pass area.
Breithorn
Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
The Breithorn is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Simplon in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Monte Leone massif.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Domenico di Varzo.
Ghiacciaio Leone
- Type: Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.2546° or 46° 15′ 17″ northLongitude
8.106° or 8° 6′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8FRC7434+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 738891520OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rossetto and Aione.
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